North MS Local Forecast: Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 54 and it feels like 54. Highs will continue to range between 56 and 74 with lows between 33 and 57. There is an 80% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow, and a 100% chance of rain on Thursday. A few storms could be strong to severe tomorrow. Primary threats: large hail, damaging winds, and a few isolated tornadoes. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 51 and it feels like 51. Todays high is 72 with a low of 53. Tuesdays high is 67 with an 80% chance of thunderstorms.
Severe/Winter Weather Update (Southeast Region): Now, for your Severe/Winter Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There could be a threat of severe weather around March 9th-12th.
Severe Weather Outlook (Nationwide): Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather today from the Eastern Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles into Western Arkansas and Southwestern Missouri. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today across much of the body of Oklahoma. Primary threats: damaging winds and large hail. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow surrounding the Slight Risk area Southward through parts of Texas Coastal Plain into the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather tomorrow across parts of the Lower MS/Tennessee and Ohio Valleys Eastward into the Central and Southern Appalachians. Primary threats: large hail, damaging winds, and a few isolated tornadoes.
Tropical Update: Now, for your tropical update. In the Western Pacific, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the North Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (South-West Indian Ocean), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (Australian Region), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (South Pacific), no development is expected over the next 5 days.
Long Range Outlook: As we head into early March, expect a continuance in normal to above normal rainfall across the Southeast with an increase in potential for severe weather. Temperatures will range between normal to a little below normal.
Weather Word of the Week: Jet Streak. Is a point or area (“streak”) of relative maximum wind speeds within a Jet Stream. Same as Jet Max.
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